Is it worth paying more for the Retina display on the MacBook Pro?

So is Apples new MacBook Pro 2012 Retina Display Is it really worth paying the extra $500 for the high-resolution Retina display?

Well, it all depends on what you want to use it for! Let’s start by explaining what the Retina display is and what makes it so innovative.

The term Retina Display is a marketing term given by Apple to describe the incredible screen density on both the iPad and iPhone. But now we have a flush Retina display on the new 2012 Macbook Pro 15.4-inch laptop.

What makes the Retina display so good?

Well, the biggest reason is that it has a 2880 x 1800 resolution, which is better than my 27″ iMac, and you’ll agree that’s insane. This new resolution gives Apple’s MacBook Pro a smoother, a completely new sensation, and makes it look fantastic.at, drawing you in down to the smallest detail.It has been described by professionals and consumers alike as the best display to ever grace our eyes.

Apples IPS (In Plane-Switching) helps make it possible to view from wider viewing angles than when viewing on a typical LCD screen. Apple’s Retina display delivers sharp graphics and better colours, making blacks blacker and whites never-before-seen clarity, and ultra-wide viewing angles making it virtually viewable from anywhere around the screen.

Still not sure if it’s worth the extra money?

Well, let’s be clear that it’s not just the display you’re paying for, with the lower-end 2012 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch with Retina display compared to the lower-end 2012 MacBook Pro 15.4-inch with standard display that gets:

• 3ghz i7 processor (same)
• 8 GB of RAM (2012 edition) compared to 4 GB of RAM (2011 edition)
• 256gb Solid State Drive (2012 Edition) vs. 500gb Serial ATA Drive (2011 Edition)

So with the new MacBook with Retina display, you get more RAM and a smaller but much faster solid-state drive (SSD) that improves the speed at which the MacBook can handle and process applications. Professionals and people who use movie-editing software, as well as photo software like Photoshop and GIMP, will benefit from Retina’s incredibly high resolution. Casual users, on the other hand, might not get as much out of the new MacBook Pro with Retina, but if money isn’t an issue then there’s no denying that this is probably the best-looking and best-built laptop on the market and without a doubt it has the best display ever seen.